Improvement in spool-holders



T. B. INNESS. SPOOL-HOLDER.

Io 187 533 Patented Feb.20,1877. v

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UNIT D SAES THOMAS E. INNESS, OF POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPOOL-HOLDERS.

A Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 187,533, datedFebruary 20,1877; application filed January 16, 1877.

To all wkomjt may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. INNESS, of Pottsville. in the county ofSchuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Spool-Holders, which improvement is fully set forth inthe following specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing.

.The object of my invention is to provide a convenient and handyreceptacle for spools of thread, which is accomplished in thespoolholder,'as shown in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing.

In Fig. l the spool-holder is shown in detail. A is a'box or receptacle,in which the spools of thread are to be placed. B B are pins, insertedin the side of the holder A, and extending through it and the oppositeside. 0 is a steel knife, which is partly concealed in one side of theholder, but projects at the points G G. D is a spring, placed at thebottom of the holder, and is intended to hold the spools firm, andprevent them from rattling or unwinding when it is not desired theyshould do so.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view, through the line cf in Fig. 1, of the sideof theholder A, containing the steel knife 0, and shows the position ofthe knife. I

Fig. 3 is a side view of the springD.

The spools of thread are to be placed in the holder A, and the pins B Brun through the holes in them. The spring D will then press lightlyagainst the bottom of the spools with-' out touching the thread, andkeep them from vibrating or unwinding unless the end of the thread ispulled, when the spools will revolve as fast as may be desired. When thedesired quantity of thread has been unwound, it can be cut by pressingit on the exposed portion of theknife O at G, and the end which is stillattached to the spool is then slipped in the notch H, which secures andhold-s it.

It will be seen that the spool-holder may be made of wood, metal, or anyother suitable material, and need not necessarily he made of anyparticular shape. The style can be suited to the taste or convenience ofthe person using it. The knife, being partly concealed, effectuallyprevents the cutting of fingers; but at the same time it always admitsthe thread to he out easily and without trouble.

The holder, as above, forms a neat, novel,

and useful appendage to every ladys work EC I

